The BTEC National Extended Certificate in Sport offers a greater insight into the sports industry. If you are interested in the sports and exercise industry, then you should look no further than this programme. Whether it is supporting elite athletes to reach their full potential or introducing sport to a young person for the first time, with a career in sports you can play an important role in leading people to a healthy lifestyle.
In order to study this course, you must have achieved at least a level 5 in Maths, English and Science. You would have also studied GCSE PE or an equivalent course achieving a 4 or Level 2 Merit.
Unit 1: Anatomy and Physiology 120 Mandatory Externally Assessed • Written examination set and marked by Pearson. • 1.5 hours. • 80 marks. Unit 2: Fitness Training and Programming for Health, Sport and Wellbeing 120 Externally Assessed • A task set and marked by Pearson and completed under supervised conditions. • In Part A, learners will be given a case study one week before a supervised assessment period in order to carry out preparation. • In Part B, the supervised assessment period is 2.5 hours as timetabled by Pearson. • Written submission. • 60 marks Unit 3: Professional Development in the Sports Industry 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: jobs in the sports industry, personal skills audit, sports recruitment. • Identifies personal strengths and areas for development in interview technique. Unit 4: Sports Leadership 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: roles, qualities and characteristics of effective sports leadership, importance of psychological factors, leadership styles. • Identifies personal strengths and areas for development in sports leadership. Unit 22: Investigating Business in Sport and Active Leisure Industry 90 Externally Assessed • Written examination set and marked by Pearson. • 3 hours. • 64 marks. Unit 23: Skill Acquisition in Sport 90 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: skill performance, information processing, theories of teaching and learning in sport, application of teaching strategies. • Identifies personal strengths and areas for development in sports coaching. Unit 5: Application of Fitness Testing 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: principles of fitness testing, components of fitness, fitness test results analysis. Unit 6: Sports Psychology 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include personality, motivation, competitive pressure, groups dynamics, psychological skills training, programme design. Unit 7: Practical Sports Performance 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: National Governing Bodies, rules, laws, and regulations, skills techniques and tactics, practical performance, performance analysis. Unit 8: Coaching for Performance 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: skills, knowledge, qualities and best practice, practice used to develop skills, techniques and tactics, planning, caching impact analysis. Unit 10: Sports Event Organisation 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: types of sports events, developing a proposal, planning, promotion and delivery, review of planning promotion and delivery. Unit 11: Research Project in Sport 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: Planning research project, conduct research project, produce written report on research project. Unit 17: Sports Injury Management 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: common sports injuries, physiological and psychological responses, common treatment, rehabilitation methods, risk factors, prevention strategies. Unit 18: Work Experience in Active Leisure 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: work-placement research, job application process, complete work experience placement, review impact of work experience placement on career development. Unit 24: Sports Performance Analysis 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include methods to analyse sports performance, models, benchmarks, and protocols to analyse performance, application of performance analysis on a team or individual, review analysis and provide feedback. Unit 25: Riles, Regulations and Officiating in Sport 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include roles and responsibilities of official’s performance of officials, officiate in a competitive sport. Unit 26: Technical and Tactical Demands of Sport 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include technical skills and tactical components of sport for effective performance, methods to measure performance, assess technical and tactical performance at different stages of performance continuum.
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| Local Authority | Enfield |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
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The BTEC National Extended Certificate in Sport offers a greater insight into the sports industry. If you are interested in the sports and exercise industry, then you should look no further than this programme. Whether it is supporting elite athletes to reach their full potential or introducing sport to a young person for the first time, with a career in sports you can play an important role in leading people to a healthy lifestyle.
In order to study this course, you must have achieved at least a level 5 in Maths, English and Science. You would have also studied GCSE PE or an equivalent course achieving a 4 or Level 2 Merit.
Unit 1: Anatomy and Physiology 120 Mandatory Externally Assessed • Written examination set and marked by Pearson. • 1.5 hours. • 80 marks. Unit 2: Fitness Training and Programming for Health, Sport and Wellbeing 120 Externally Assessed • A task set and marked by Pearson and completed under supervised conditions. • In Part A, learners will be given a case study one week before a supervised assessment period in order to carry out preparation. • In Part B, the supervised assessment period is 2.5 hours as timetabled by Pearson. • Written submission. • 60 marks Unit 3: Professional Development in the Sports Industry 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: jobs in the sports industry, personal skills audit, sports recruitment. • Identifies personal strengths and areas for development in interview technique. Unit 4: Sports Leadership 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: roles, qualities and characteristics of effective sports leadership, importance of psychological factors, leadership styles. • Identifies personal strengths and areas for development in sports leadership. Unit 22: Investigating Business in Sport and Active Leisure Industry 90 Externally Assessed • Written examination set and marked by Pearson. • 3 hours. • 64 marks. Unit 23: Skill Acquisition in Sport 90 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: skill performance, information processing, theories of teaching and learning in sport, application of teaching strategies. • Identifies personal strengths and areas for development in sports coaching. Unit 5: Application of Fitness Testing 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: principles of fitness testing, components of fitness, fitness test results analysis. Unit 6: Sports Psychology 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include personality, motivation, competitive pressure, groups dynamics, psychological skills training, programme design. Unit 7: Practical Sports Performance 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: National Governing Bodies, rules, laws, and regulations, skills techniques and tactics, practical performance, performance analysis. Unit 8: Coaching for Performance 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: skills, knowledge, qualities and best practice, practice used to develop skills, techniques and tactics, planning, caching impact analysis. Unit 10: Sports Event Organisation 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: types of sports events, developing a proposal, planning, promotion and delivery, review of planning promotion and delivery. Unit 11: Research Project in Sport 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: Planning research project, conduct research project, produce written report on research project. Unit 17: Sports Injury Management 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: common sports injuries, physiological and psychological responses, common treatment, rehabilitation methods, risk factors, prevention strategies. Unit 18: Work Experience in Active Leisure 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include: work-placement research, job application process, complete work experience placement, review impact of work experience placement on career development. Unit 24: Sports Performance Analysis 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include methods to analyse sports performance, models, benchmarks, and protocols to analyse performance, application of performance analysis on a team or individual, review analysis and provide feedback. Unit 25: Riles, Regulations and Officiating in Sport 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include roles and responsibilities of official’s performance of officials, officiate in a competitive sport. Unit 26: Technical and Tactical Demands of Sport 60 Internally Assessed • Two written tasks that are evidenced in a portfolio. • Areas covered include technical skills and tactical components of sport for effective performance, methods to measure performance, assess technical and tactical performance at different stages of performance continuum.
